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19-Oct-2006, 09:57 AM

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... Quick Question ...

whats LightScribe ? was just checkin out some PC parts and noticed that there are some new "LightScribe" dvd burners around ... whats the diff between those and reg dvd burners ?

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19-Oct-2006, 10:16 AM

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its a technology that allows labeling of CD and DVD media.

the disk has a special coating that reacts to a laser.. the drive has a second "special" laser.. you burn your disk as normal, then you take it out, flip it upside down, and then the second laser will burn the image/label on the CD

can only be done in monochrome

19-Oct-2006, 10:22 AM

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its a technology that allows labeling of CD and DVD media.

the disk has a special coating that reacts to a laser.. the drive has a second "special" laser.. you burn your disk as normal, then you take it out, flip it upside down, and then the second laser will burn the image/label on the CD

can only be done in monochrome

oh so its the labelling that lets u burn "writing" into the bottom of the CD or the TOP of the cd ? cause ive had one of these burners for quite some time then .... the YAMAHA writes into the dye in the cd .. and when u flip it over u can read it ....

weird that they now give it a new name ... but .. aritey ..

19-Oct-2006, 10:38 AM

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i think lightscribe is HP's brand name for their version of it.. maybe now it became a generic name like kleenex

19-Oct-2006, 10:41 AM

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i think lightscribe is HP's brand name for their version of it.. maybe now it became a generic name like kleenex

lame .. arite kool ... now that i know what it is i know i dont need it hahah ... IBTL !

19-Oct-2006, 11:44 AM

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Wow here I am an IT guy and I never knew this. I doubt my cheapo $40 burner has this

19-Oct-2006, 11:47 AM

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I wouldn't pay any extra money for this lightscribe stuff....I think you need special cds also

19-Oct-2006, 11:50 AM

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I wouldn't pay any extra money for this lightscribe stuff....I think you need special cds also

hahah yea u do .. i had this lightscribe **** for like 3 years now ... YAMAHA calls it something diffrent i forget right now .. but yea it wont work with ur standard Ridata silver bottoms .. u gotta use like those deep blue or other colour'd discs .. waste o money !